Rain grants relief as drought-stricken area cheers Jubilee
Rain for four hours brings relief to crops across parts of Missouri and Kansas after weeks of heat. A Jubilee in Coffeyville marks renewed hope for farmers as showers continue to fall from Joplin to Cherokee counties and beyond. Strong rainfall boosts pastures and small grains, but more rain remains needed for lasting benefit.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Territories
Hutchinson
Kan
Sunflower
Riley
Dickinson
Oklahoma
Barton
Green
Cowley
Chautauqua
Union Pacific Railway
Joplin
Montgomery
Butler
Sedgwick
Cherokee County
Coffeyville
Eldorado
Wichita
Jefferson County
Heat Prostration Claims Several in Kansas City Area
A heat wave with a temperature around 101 degrees hit Kansas City and nearby areas. Mrs. Martha C. Mullett, wife of a prominent businessman, died from heat prostration. Edward B. Shillito, contracting agent for the Traders' Dispatch fast freight line, was overcome and taken home in critical condition. Near Leavenworth, Oliver Hiatt, a known Kansas politician, died from heat effects on his farm.
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Kansas City
Martha C. Mullett
Edward B. Shillito
Leavenworth
Kan
Oliver &. Hiatt
Kansas
Kansas farmer optimistic on drought impact
Topeka reports F PD Coburn secretary of the state board of agriculture doubts rain will come to Kansas. While hay and corn suffer, kaffir corn and alfalfa crops mitigate losses with 909000 acres of those crops in the state and 40000000 bushels of old corn held by farmers. Stored corn should lessen hardship.
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Topeka
Kan
F. PD. Coburn
State Board of Agriculture
Kansas
Relief in sight for heat-stricken corn belt region
The weather bureau predicts relief from heat with possible thunder showers and cooler temperatures across Nebraska Kansas Missouri Iowa Illinois and possibly Indiana. Showers may continue into Wednesday in the Ohio Mississippi valleys and upper lake region as hot spell persists in the corn belt and lower lake area. Thunderstorms were noted in South Dakota Northern Illinois parts of Ohio Missouri and Arkansas providing some cooling relief.
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Washington
Corn Belt
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Miselesippi
Upper Lake
Lower Lake Region
Ohio Valley
South Dakota
Arkansas
Pray for Rain Proclamation Urges Statewide Prayer Day
Jefferson City Mo July 15 No rain has fallen since April 17 and crops except wheat are almost complete failures Governor Dockery has set apart Sunday July 21 for fasting and prayer urging people to assemble at their usual places of worship to invoke divine blessings.
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Jefferson City
Dockery
Drouth-Stricken Kansas Sees Hopeful Rainfall Outlook
Topeka Kansas July 15 rain fell across the state bringing a more hopeful drought picture. Southern and eastern Kansas benefited with no heavy downpours yet improving pastures alfalfa and Kaffir corn. Wellington experienced wind damage and injuries though overall the cool day aided moisture. state forecasters say generous rainfall may continue and drought may break soon.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Wellington
Berlin Heat Brings Sunstroke Deaths Amid Storms
Berlin records the hottest day in years as sunstroke kills several people. Violent thunderstorms sweep the country with a massive Potsdam cloudburst. Lightning kills two men and many cattle in the mountains, houses burn, and a man dies near Nienburg. Hail damages crops at Herrenburg and Württemberg with further harm elsewhere.
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Berlin
Potsdam
Nienburg
Herrenbourg
Wurtenbourg
Heatwave Deaths Reported Across Northwest
In St. Paul Minnesota on July 15 the official maximum temperature reached 4. A number of prostrations and two deaths are reported due to the heat with further cases noted across the Northwest.
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St. Paul, Minn
Northwest
Heatwave ravages crops across Russia in July
Cracow reports Russia endures extreme heat with temperatures around 100 degrees. Fruit and vegetable crops suffer widespread destruction, threatening supplies and prices across the region.
Rain and hail reported in Valley Falls area
A Valley Falls dispatch says Topeka reports an inch of rain this afternoon with considerable hail before the shower. The report comes from Valley Falls, Kan., about 25 miles northeast of Topeka.
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Topeka
Kan
State Journal
Valley Falls
Five Killed and Many Hurt in Wreck at Wymark
Parsons Kansas July 18 a head end collision between two local Missouri Kansas and Texas freight trains near Wymark I T killed five men and fatally injured three others. The dead include Joe Morris Parsons James Levelle Parsons Frank Fitzgerald Parsons. The injured were Joe Massey Bean Killarney and others. The wreck caused the Arkansas river bridge to collapse and both engines to plunge and burn in the river after misread orders led to a mistaken siding.
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Parsons
Kan
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Wymark
I. T
Joe Morris
James Levelle
Frank Fitzgerald
Joe Massey
Bean
Killarney
Arkansas River
Shamrock II Triumphs In Allotted Race Against Shamrock I
Trans Atlantic challenger Shamrock II wins by nine minutes at Inverkip Bay after a marathon 36 mile sprint from Craigmore to Skelmorne and back. Shamrock I suffers a late fluke and rain squall helps final surge for the older boat.
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Rothesay
Firth of Clyde
Craigmore
Skelmorne
Tomon End
Largs
Skelmorlie
Shamrock I
Erin
Shamrock Iti
Inverke¢p Bay
Steeple-Chaser Killed at Brighton Beach Race
In New York July U Hammile who ran in the hurdle race at Brighton Beach was killed after the race. A stable toy acted, mounted him at the head of the stretch, and rode him down as others returned to the stand. He probably broke his neck.
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New York
Hammile
Brighton Beach
Orman
Passe Partout
Monroe Doctrine
Bonner
Lieschen
Star of the West
Nitrate
Hammock
Decanter
Scurry
Vitellius
Purifying the blood with Doctor Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery
Advertises Doctor Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier boosting health and vitality. Claims no alcohol or narcotics and cites a Florida testimonial about healing a bruise after eight bottles. Notes Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser offered by mail for 21 one cent stamps.
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Doctor Pierce
George Henderson
Denaud
Lee Co
Florida
Golden Medical Discovery
Thoroughbred Racing Summary from Washington Park and Chicago Meets
Chicago and Washington Park cards list multiple races with winners and times. Eugenia S. wins a mile and three sixteenths at Washington Park, Judge Steadman second, Ransom third in 2 08. General McGruder takes six furlongs with Sard second and Lasso third in 1 15. Peter Duryea wins a mile and sixteenth with Miss Patton second, Beana third in 1 50. Antolee prevails seven furlongs with Tickful second and Ladas third in 1 29 14. Chicago races show Admonition winning one mile, Nellie Waddell time 11 00 5, Tammany Chief at mile and a quarter in 2 07 5, Toad six furlongs in 1 14, Rolling Boer a mile in 1 41, and The Four Hundred five and a half furlongs in 1 07 4 5.
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Antolee
Tickful
Ladas
Chicago
Washington Park
Keseda
Henry Bert
Nellie Waddell
Helen Vrint
Julia Junkin
Tammany Chief
Frangible
Waldeck
Toad
Fleuron
Sim W
Rolling Boer
Brutal
Scarjet Lily
Four Hundred
J. H Kirby
Hans Wagner
Labor and capital clash as strike halts major plants
In Youngstown Ohio on July 15 workers at the Morton Pool firm and at the American Sheet Steel and American Steel Hoop plants ignored production as a general strike spreads in the sixth district of the Amalgamated Association. The union, led by President Shaffer, reports firm resolve and unity amid the stoppage.
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Youngstown
Ohio
American Sheet Steel Company
American Steel Hoop Company
Mahoning Valley
Amalgamated Association
Shaffer
Amalgamated Union Members Idle at Two Mills in Ohio
East Liverpool reports none of the 140 Amalgamated workers reporting for duty at the Welleville mill while only laborers work. In Lisbon at the Beaver tin mill 300 Amalgamated men are idle with laborers again at work and quiet prevailing.
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East Liverpool
Ohio
Amalgamated Association
Welleville Mill
Beaver Tin
Lisbon
Steel magnates unlocated for conference in New York hotels
New York on July 15 reports none of the steel magnates could be found at leading hotels. No rooms were booked by steel company officials for a conference planned for tomorrow, and details of a Pittsburgh report remain unknown.
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New York
Steel Company
P'tteburg
Strike Idle Tin Plate and Sheet Mills Across States
In Cleveland four to five hundred Crescent Plate workers walk off. Anderson Ind 500 idle as tin plate mills close. Middleton Ind mills shut as Elwood clears strike. New Philadelphia Tuscarawas valley American Sheet Steel plants close. Denison Canal Dover and New Philadelphia idle two thousand workers.
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New Philadelphia
Ohio
American Sheet Steel Company
Tuscarawas Valley
Denison
Canal Dover
Chicago Brewers Strike for Eight Hour Day and Union
Stationary firemen at Chicago's largest breweries struck for union recognition eight hour day and two dollar daily wage. Six breweries signed union agreement tonight leaving twenty six breweries still out.
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Chicago
Pomeroy Steel Works Idle After Iron and Steel Strike
The iron and steel workers strike has put 300 men out of work at the Pomeroy works of the American Steel Hoop company. The mill did not start its fires today.
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Pomeroy, Ohio
Iron and
Pomeroy Works
American Steel Hoop Company
Steel mills operate in Covington and Newport as normal
A Cambridge Ohio dispatch reports 800 workers at the tin plate works there are not working while steel mills in Covington and Newport Kentucky run as usual today July 15.
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Cincinnati
Covington
Newport
Cambridge
Ohio
Unemployed mob surrounds labor bureau in Lemburg
In Lemburg Galicia on July 15 crowds of unemployed men surrounded the government labor bureau demanding work. Police dispersed the crowd after several arrests were made.
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Lemburg
Galicia
Government Labor Bureau
Tin Plate workers fail to report to duty in Cumberland
Cumberland Maryland July 15 None of the 200 men employed in the American Tin Plate company reported for work this morning.
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Cumberland
American Tin Plate Company
Die by hundreds in British camps
London reports in the house of Lords that 14,6344 men 2771 women and 45,07 children occupied concentration camps in South Africa. Mortality in June stood at 63 men 138 women and 176 children as officials note heavy early camp deaths.
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London
House of Lords
Lord Raglan
Broderick
Tampa
South Africa
Unrequited Love Ends in Suicide in Tacoma
James George Peterson shot himself near the door of the Yennes' flat in Tacoma after Clara Yenne refused his affection. He left a letter blaming the woman for his deed. The Yennes had recently moved to Tacoma from Salt Lake City.
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Tacoma
Wash
James George Peterson
Clara Yenne
Yennes
Salt Lake
Peterson
Decatur Trap Shooter Chauncey Powers Ill in London
Chauncey Powers of Decatur is critically ill in London after traveling to Europe with the U S trap shooting team. A cablegram today asked his relatives to come and his brother Frank Powers has begun the journey from New York.
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Decatur
Ill
Chauncey Powers
Europe
London
Frank Powers
New York
Klondike Gold Shipments Show 5 Million This Year
Late Dawson reports through June 28 indicate gold shipped to outside totals five million dollars with over three million moving down the Yukon and via St Michael. Seattle remains the primary destination for gold while the Alaska Pacific Express handles most Upper River shipments. Bank activity low with only two banks operating. Notable drownings include Wesley Brandy and J W Lowes with Orin D Merriman dying in an Eagle accident.
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Seattle
Wash
Dawson
Yukon
Jis
St. Michael
Bank of
British North America
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Alaska Pacific Express
White Pass
Lasae Creek
Lake Teslin
Hootalinqua
Yukon River
Twelve Mile Creek
Fifteen Mile Creek
Walter T. Myles
Gravel Lake
Klondike
A. W. Taylor
Wesley Brandy
J. W. Lowes
Toronto
British Columbia
Big Balman
Orin D. Merriman
Maryville
Eagle
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